Bottle.



WALTER A. STATTMANN, OF WILME'ITE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO UNIVERSAL NON- REIEILLAIBLE BOT'ILE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS, A CORPORA'IEION OF IBO'I'TLE.

Speciflcationof Letters Patent.

mm'mm Jung 9 19M.

Application flled June 17913. Serial N0. 774,097.

T0 all 1/;7L0110 1125 mu;1 conccm:

Be it known thut T, VAL'1ER A. STATT- MANN, a (ihizon 0[1' th0 United Status. residing nt \Vilmette, in the connty of Cool: und Stute 0E Illinois, havu invuntcd cerinin now und uscfu] Improvements in B0tt1es;- und I du horuby declnro the followmg t0 be n. full, clgzu. und exact description 0f the invention, such :1s will cnable othvrs skilled in the :ub t0 Which it apperinins t0 make und usw. tho same.

'lhis invonfion hus for its object t0 prov'u1o a novu1 means f0r holding a bottle stnppur withiri the neck 0f the bottle against rvnmvnl thorofrom, am], at the sann: timc,

eifecting n fluid tight joint between the 0nter circumfcrcnco 01' surface of said stopjver und the inner circnmferentinl opposing trnting the invontionl*ignre l is a fragmentafy ccntral longitudinal secbipn 0E the neck portion 0f the bottle e qnipped with 21 stoppcr und stopper-retaimng menns c0n- .st'rnctcd in accordnnce With my invention. Fig. 2 is 21 detnil pcrspectiVe view 0f the cnp employed.

My inventinn is particulurly infcnded for nse in monnting the valvc cnsings 0f nonrvfiflable botfle stoppcrs within the bottle nock in a chenp. simnlo. am] m"ficient mnm'wr. whercby the nssembling of the b0ttle ready f0r mnrket, nft01 filling the same, may b@ rcndily und chcnply accomplishcd.

Thcprcscnt invcntinn is not confincd t0 the use. 0f nny pnrticulnr style 0r type 0f non-refillnble bwttle stopper but ma v be adapted t0 many r]ifferent sty]es therenf.

In aocor lance with my invention I provide withinthe nach A of the bottle an annnlar shoulder B upon which the valve casing C of the stopper is adapted t0 rest, the latter fit ting relatively loosely in the upper end of said bottle neck und being preferably of a length correspohding subst:mtially with the 'distance from the shoulder B to the"mouth of the b0ttle. tiguous to its mouth the bottle.is provided externally with an annular groove D in whichthe lower edge portion E of a sheet metal cap F is adapted to be received and engnged, said portion E being crimped or spun to project into said groov'e D ax'1d in close contact wi th the upper Wall thereof by nny suitzabl appliances adapted co this purpogsu. The upper Wal]. 0f the cap comprises n conczwc or convex portion G and a depYessed, substantially flat, middle portion H tho latter being provided with a centrai upcning of smaller diameter'than the valve casing C.

Disposed upon the upper end of the va1ve casing C und upon the surrounding edge portion 01' mouth of (alle bottle is a gasket I f cork, 01' ofher snitnble matcrinl, nnd upon.

which the flat portion H of the cnp F is adupted to bear und by mcnns of which it is comprcssed upon sziid stopper and upon the battle montli so as 110 effect a Hat", tight joint between said stopper und the bottle ncck. In order to allow f0r s]ight differenccs in ]engbh 0f snid valve casing C 011 diflcrences in the depth of the annnlzu shou'lder B in various bottles the said flat por ti0n H of the cap is prefernbly provided with a plnrality of annnlnr ribs or projections J, which nre adnpted t0 bear upon the gasket I at difi'erent points to enable the whivh it rots as t0 insm'e the formation of the fluid tight joint rcforrcd to.

The concave 01 convex nnmflar portion F of the cnp nflordsa menns fm yieldingly taking np difl'eroncos in contractinn und expnnsion nndcr variations in"tempemtnre betwven the bottle, tho stopper und snid' cap, Whereby frnctnre' f ehe bottle, dne to tens1nn or compression strains thereon, is obvinted.

1 clnimas my invention:

1. A bottlo provided in its neck portion cnntizrnnns m its mnuth with a shmflr'ler und prnvided externally 00ntignous to its mm1rh wifh an annnlur grnove. a stoppen fitting lonsely wifhin snid mm1th und resting on snid shoulder, a cnp hnving an inturncd portion' forming a crown prnvided with a cantml opening 0f less d-iam9ter flmn snid stopper. said cap bein q mnunted upon the mouth of the bottle und having its lower edge partion projecting into und ennaged with said. annular groove, und n gnsket of a yieldin material interposed befween the upper wn 0f the cap und the opposing surfaces of the a fiuid tir ht joint between the said stn per and the boctle said inturned portion 0 the cap joining the cap anmflus with 21 curve, the curved porrtion projecting ahove fih@ normal plane 01 the inturne portion.

2. A bottla provided in its neck portion contiguous 130 its mouth with a should er anti provided externally contiguous t0 its mouth with an annular groovm am stopper fitting loose'ly within said mouth and resting 011 said shoulder, a shees metal cap fort saicl botfle hzwing a neutral depressed flat surface. in i1's crown and a central opening berein of 1ess diameter tlmn Said bott1e the circumferentia]. Wall 0E said cap extending at its lower and inco S2Lid annular groove am]. engaging in the kutter f0r preventin removal 0f sai. cap und s'aid stopper, anrf a gasket having an external diameter greater than the stopper and having a central opening 0f lass diameter chan said stopper interposed between said fiat portion and 1ihe stopper and bottle neck und adapted t0 10e maintained compresse upon che 1atter by sai Hai; portion fo-r eflecting 21 fluid tigh joint beizween the stopper and the bottle neck.

3. A. bottle provideoi in its neck portion contiguous t0 its mouth With a shoulder and provided externally contiguous to its mouth With an annular groove, a sk0pper fitting loose1y within said mouth und resfing 011 said shoulder, a, sheet m0tal cap f01 said bottle hzwing a central depressed flat surface in its cr0wn und a ccntral opcning thmein 035 less diameter thzm said bottle, the circumferential Wall of Said cap extending :1t its 1ower end into said annulm: groove und engaging in the latter fo1 prevcnting removal of said cap and said stopper, and a gusket having an axternal diameter grcater than the stopper und having a Zentral opening 0f less diamoter than said stopper interposed between said flat portion und the stopper und bottle neck 2md adapted t0 be maintained compressed upon the httcr by +;ai l cap, the said flat portion 0f the lattcr having a plurality 0f annular ribs f0r beming on, smi d gaskot, the ]atter efi?ecting u fluid.

tight joint between the stopper und the bottle-neck.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WALTER A. STATTMANN.

Witnesses RUDOLPII WM. L0wz, ALBERT SCHEIBLE. 

